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Long‐Term Follow‐up after Pacemaker Implantation in Sick Sinus Syndrome
Author(s) -
HEMEL N.M.,
RIEMPST A.L.E. SGHAEPKENS,
BAKEMA H.,
SWENNE C.A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1981.tb03668.x
Subject(s) - sick sinus syndrome , medicine , term (time) , cardiology , cardiac pacing , permanent pacemaker , pediatrics , quantum mechanics , physics
In 74 symptomatic patients suffering from sick sinus syndrome, sur‐vival after pacemaker implantation and additional drug therapy was determined. The 5‐year survival was poor (47.2%). Evidence of other cardiac disease (present in 44.6%) influenced the prognosis unfavorably, especially in combination with con‐tinuing symptoms. As yet the phase of SSS in which chronic cardiac pacing is re‐quired, should be considered as a critical stage.